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Applicability of full-bridge and half-bridge MMC for tapping LCC HVDC

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Event
  • Session
  • Wednesday, 15 February 2017
  • 14:15 - 14:15
  • Duration: 22 mins
  • Publication date: 08 Mar 2017
  • Location: Stanley Suite, Midland Hotel, Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Part of event ACDC 2017

About the session

Session C5: Line Commutated Converter HVDC
Room: Stanley Suite
Session chair: Ziming Song, Toshiba International, UK

This videos outlines:

1. Introduction

2. System Configuration

3. Dynamic performance

  - AC Faults

  - DC Faults

4. Implementation Aspects

5. Conclusions

This video covers the following topics: AC faults; DC faults; HVDC transmission lines; LCC; VSC; full-bridge technology; half-bridge technology; HB-MMC based taps; STATCOM.

Keywords:
  • AC faults
  • DC faults
  • HB-MMC taps
  • HVDC transmission lines
  • LCC
  • MVDC
  • STATCOM
  • VSC
  • full-bridge technology
  • half-bridge technology
  • power
  • transmission

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